Problem/Solution Essay: Reading Response Must post first.Subscribe

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Review course notes on What Problem/Solution Writing Is, paying special attention to theKey Takeaways.

Carefully read thesample essay.

For your original post, craft a response of that identifies:

• at least three ways in which the sample essay demonstratesProblem/Solution Essay Key Takeaways. Point to specific parts of the essay, quoting for support
• identifies, based on your pathway/career interest, whichpromptyou have selected and
• based on prewriting you have completed for your research essay and yourtentative thesis
  • remember that for problem/solution essays, the thesis must identifya specific, practical problem affecting you or your community directly. The problem/solution essay is not the same as an opposing viewpoints persuasive essay. Be sure to consult corresponding course content and a resource like this guide to writingthis kind of essay.
• how this topic lends itself to library research

Read through your peers' posts. Select one peer who was not yet received a response.

For your peer response, craft a response of thatengages in conversation. For example, discuss your peer's thesis and how your evaluations of the problem/solution essay diverge or overlap. Also, discuss what you have learned from the sample essay that you will apply to your own process essay draft. This is also a good opportunity to raise any concerns you yourself may have about your own draft.

sample essay https://owl.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ProposalArgumentAPA.pdf

my major is management information systems.

Key Takeaways

• Problem/Solution essays are very similar to Proposal Argument essays.
• Your Problem/Solution Essay needs to put forth a practical proposal, not a policy or opposing viewpoint.
• The topic chosen should demonstrate a direct impact on the writer's life, school, or local community.
• The essay should put forth 3-5 specific, actionable solutions and why they will solve the problem.
• The thesis needs to name the problem and identify solutions as the essay's focus, possibly naming the 3-5 solutions outright.
• Because this is a research essay, secondary source evidence (research) must be incorporated to support the essay's claims.
• Whenever source material is used in-text, whether as a paraphrase, summary, or quotation, proper MLA in-text citations are required.
• Although the Problem/Solution essay should incorporate research, research should not make up the bulk of the essay's content. Instead, research should be used to support claims that are fully developed, analyzed, and evaluated.
• A corresponding Works Cited page must accompany the Problem/Solution Essay, cross-referencing all source material used in-text.

prombt Business Proposal Argument with ResearchWrite a research essay that proposes a solution to a practical problem faced by the Business community and address your proposal to anyone who might help solve the problem.

"In a proposal argument essay, writers address an issue and suggest a possible [or the best ways] way to fix it. Proposal argument essays work to convince readers that the proposed solution[s] is [are] effective and realistic" (Rhetoric Matters: Language and Argument in Context).

Your essay should put forth a practical proposal, not a policy or opposing viewpoint one.

"A practical proposal argument seeks to solve a more local or simple problem with a tangible solution. For example, if a certain school is having a problem with weapon-related violence, a practical solution might be to install metal detectors at all access points and increase police presence. This is a practical proposal because there is a very clear cause-effect relationship between the action and its effect and because the resources needed to enact this solution are measurable in terms of cost and supplies" ((Rhetoric Matters: Language and Argument in Context).

• Pick a topic that has a direct impact on your life, your school, or your local community. Think of an issue that you are deeply interested in and that affects your daily living as an employee, employer, business owner, etc.

Thesis

The thesis statement should clearly signal to the reader the problem and essay's intention to tackle the best solution or set of solutions. The thesis may also lay out the proposed solution(s).